Brave Commerce Podcast: Reducing Friction for Consumers to Drive Ecommerce Growth

On this episode of Brave Commerce, Lewis Broadnax, vice president of global ecommerce and digital at Sazerac Company, shares four major pivot points that have shaped the trajectory of his career and his approach to consumer experience. He prioritizes reducing consumer friction both by testing and implementing the right mar-tech solutions and taking a true…

Automation's role in solving your agency's resource challenges

Automating agency processes can help scale team expertise across an unlimited number of clients and campaigns, while boosting performance.

Misinformation, Antitrust and Copyright Loom as Regulatory Hurdles For AI and ChatGPT

With generative artificial intelligence tools upending the media and marketing industry, Adweek reporters felt it prudent to ask one of them, ChatGPT, whether it was compliant with GDPR, the 5-year-old data protection and privacy law in the European Union. The response: “As an AI language model, I do not collect or process personal data, nor…

Why Procter & Gamble's in-house media strategy may be difficult for other marketers to follow

ANA Media Conference takeaways, including P&G, agencies utilizing algorithms and measurement progress moving slowly.

SL public transport in Stockholm, challenges cars with attitude in new campaign.

Transport & Travel

The Public transport in Stockholm, SL, challenges the flexibility of car travel in an extensive campaign.

SZA Makes It Nine Weeks at No. 1, and Rihanna Returns to Top 10

“SOS” is now the longest-running No. 1 album by a woman since Adele’s “25” seven years ago.

Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair

The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19. As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”

Meta launches paid verification service on Facebook and Instagram

Move follows attempts from competitors including Twitter to diversify away from ad revenue

The top 5 creative campaigns you need to know about right now

This week: an agency’s new sex brand, Adidas’ soccer art installations and Valentine’s Day vasectomy cards.

NerdWallet Soothes Economic Anxiety With Your Childhood’s Top Number Cruncher: The Count

Crayola aficionados and applesauce superfans don’t typically express a strong interest in personal finance ads. But when you recruit Count von Count as a common denominator between inflation and early childhood education, the feasibility of a shared audience starts to add up. To promote its education services, NerdWallet is bringing consumers back to their childhoods…

Ad agencies face succession hurdles—inside the challenges in promoting employees

Execs are blaming work-from-home models as making succession planning harder but hiring experts are skeptical.

‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent

The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.

Plant Salon’s Nika Vaughan on creating a space ‘where community grows’

The Chicago retail executive shares her thoughts on a creative solution born of the pandemic.

Don Lemon Will Return to CNN on Wednesday After Uproar

CNN’s chairman, Chris Licht, said in a Monday night memo that the anchor “has agreed to participate in formal training” after making on-air comments widely regarded as sexist.

Josh Cellars debuts new brand campaign from AOR Tombras

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Drinks & Alcohol

Campaign focuses on founder Joseph Carr and his gratitude towards all of those who have helped him make Josh Cellars successful

Sweetshop Director Edward Berger's feature "All quiet on the western front" wins 7 BAFTAs including best director

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Entertainment

It was a night of celebration for SWEETSHOP Director Edward Berger as his devastating Netflix drama, All Quiet on the Western Front took out 7 of the

Top 35 Architecture Trends in February – From Waterfront Social Housing to Massive Urban Solar Farms (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Featuring self-healing concrete and ocean-cleaning island cities, the February 2023 architecture round-up certainly showcases some important developments that contribute to sustainable living—or…

Top 35 Branding Trends in February – From Romantic Ruby Chocolate Bars to Floral Bath Sets (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) The February 2023 branding trend round-up showcases how contemporary brands are utilizing strategic visual aesthetic and techniques to peak consumer curiosity and encourage demand. The February 2023…

James O’Keefe Is Removed as Project Veritas’ Leader

Mr. O’Keefe had been the face of the group since he founded Project Veritas in his father’s garage in suburban New York in 2010.

Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie

The CNN anchor should have known there is a fine line between showing some personality and things getting personal.